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MOTHERBOARD

The document discusses the components and types of motherboards. It defines a motherboard as the printed circuit board that contains the main computer components like the CPU, memory, and connectors. The internal components of a motherboard include the CPU socket, power connector, memory slots, chipset, BIOS, and graphics/expansion slots. Common types are AT and ATX motherboards. Key motherboard components are RAM slots, BIOS, CMOS battery, power connectors, and co-processors.

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MOTHERBOARD

The document discusses the components and types of motherboards. It defines a motherboard as the printed circuit board that contains the main computer components like the CPU, memory, and connectors. The internal components of a motherboard include the CPU socket, power connector, memory slots, chipset, BIOS, and graphics/expansion slots. Common types are AT and ATX motherboards. Key motherboard components are RAM slots, BIOS, CMOS battery, power connectors, and co-processors.

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BY

K.UDAYKUMAR
CSE-A
318126510029
MOTHERBOARD
1)A printed circuit board containing the principal components
of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit
boards to be slotted into.

2)A motherboard is one of the most essential parts of a


computer system.

3) It holds together many of the crucial components of a


computer, including the central processing unit (CPU), memory
and connectors for input and output devices.
INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF MOTHERBOARD
• CPU socket : The actual CPU is directly soldered onto the
socket. Since high speed CPUs generate a lot of heat, there are
heat sinks and mounting points for fans right next to the CPU
socket.
• Power connector: used to distribute power to the CPU and other
components.
• Slots for the system's main memory, typically in the form of
DRAM chips.
• A chip forms an interface between the CPU, the main memory
and other components. On many types of motherboards, this is
referred to as the Northbridge. This chip also contains a large
heat sink.
A read-only memory (ROM) chip, which contains the
firmware, or startup instructions for the computer system. This is
also called the BIOS.

A slot for a video or graphics card. There are a number of


different types of slots, including the Accelerated Graphics Port
(AGP) and Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe).

Additional slots to connect hardware in the form of


Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slots.
TYPES OF MOTHERBOARD:
AT Motherboards:
1)The oldest of the main boards, these motherboards
were used in earlier 286/386 or 486 computers.

2)The AT means the board consists of advanced


technology(AT) power connectors.

3) There are two power connectors of 6 pin each


mounted on the AT motherboards.
AT MOTHERBOARD
ATX MOTHERBOARD:
1) The ATX connector on the motherboard consists of a
single connector. These boards are used for P2/P3 or P/4
processors.

2)Present mostly used motherboards are ATX


motherboards.

3)These boards are used for P2/P3 or P/4 processors.


ATX MOTHERBOARD
MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS
RAM(memory slots):
• SIMM slots: The full form is a single in-line memory module.
These slots were found in older motherboards, up to 486-
boards. The SIMM supports 32-bit bus.

• DIMM slots: The full form of DIMM is a Double inline memory


module. These are the latest RAM slots which run on a faster
64-bit bus. The DIMM used on Laptop boards are called SO-
DIMM.
BIOS:
1)The full form of BIOS is Basic Input Output System.
2)This chip contains all the information and settings of the
motherboard which you can modify by entering the BIOS mode
from your computer.

CMOS Battery:
The battery or a cell is a 3.0 Volts lithium type cell. The cell is
responsible for storing the information in BIOS and the full form is
Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-Conductor.
Power Connectors:
In order to receive power from SMPS, there are connectors
mounted on the motherboards.
AT connector: It consists of 2 number of 6 pin male
connectors and is found on old types of motherboards.
ATX connector:The latest in the series of power
connectors, they are either 20 or 24 pin female connectors.
Found in all the latest types of motherboards.
Co-Processor:
The co-processor is one of the important motherboard
components and helps the main processor in mathematical
calculations and computer graphics.

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